I made the REAL David Martinez drink from Cyberpunk 2077 | How to Drink

Since Cyberpunk Edgerunners dropped on Netflix I have seen it pop up in my comments over and over...and over. So today we are making the David Martinez and exploring Cyberpunk's four NiCola flavors.
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00:00 - Chip in chooms
01:07 - Another Cyberpunk 2077 drink!
03:08 - NiCola Classic Syrup
05:00 - NiCola Classic Soda
05:59 - Tasting Notes
07:52 - NiCola Fire Soda
09:15 - Tasting Notes
10:35 - NiCola Sakura Soda
13:05 - Tasting Notes
13:48 - NiCola Blue Soda
16:19 - Tasting Notes
17:55 - The David Martinez
20:32 - Tasting Notes
21:35 - Cyberpunk deep dive
25:00 - Greg really loves this stuff...
29:47 - Back to the Future
The David Martinez:
Build in Glass
1 oz. or 30 ml. Nicola Blue Syrup
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Nicola Classic Syrup
2 oz. or 60 ml. Vodka
Few drops of food coloring
Stir
Add ice
3 oz. or 90 ml. Club Soda
Twist of lemon
Nicola Classic Syrup:
Zest of 4 limes
Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
.5 tsp Gentian Root
600 grams of sugar
300 grams of water
Bring to a boil then simmer for 3-5 minutes
Let cool and add 5 grams of tonic extract*
Strain into bottle
Nicola Classic Soda:
Build in glass
2 oz. or 60 ml. Nicola Syrup
4 oz. or 120 ml. Club Soda
Stir
Add some ice
Nicola Fire Syrup:
300 grams sugar
150 grams water
1 gram chipotle powder
.1 gram cayenne powder (dash)
Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar is dissolved
Let cool
Strain into bottle
Nicola Fire Soda:
Build in Glass
1 oz. or 30 ml. Nicola Fire Syrup
.5 oz. or 15 ml. Nicola Classic Syrup
3 oz. or 90 oz. Club Soda
Stir
Add some ice and a few drops of red food coloring
Nicola Sakura Extract:
90 grams vodka
6 grams Sakura Powder (Link Below)
Pour through a coffee filter
Add 90 grams of water
Nicola Sakura Syrup:
150 grams sugar
300 grams water
10 grams sakura powder
Bring to a boil and let simmer until sugar is dissolved
Let cool and bottle
Nicola Sakura Soda:
Build in glass
1 oz. or 30 ml. Sakura Syrup
5 bar spoons Sakura Extract
2 oz. or 60 ml. Club Soda
Stir
Add Ice
Nicola Blue Syrup:
23 grams Chowder's Violets
277 grams Sugar
150 grams water
Bring to a boil and let simmer until sugar is dissolved
Let cool and bottle
Nicola Blue Soda:
Build in glass
1 oz or 30 ml. Nicola Blue Syrup
.5 oz or 15 ml. Nicola Classic Syrup
3 oz. or 90 ml. Club Soda
Stir
Add ice and a few drops of blue food coloring
*Homemade Tonic Recipe:
Steep
6 grams powdered cinchona bark
5 oz. or 150 ml. Vodka
Strain through a coffee filter
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[@Torta--is--PLUR]

What's the neckband you're wearing?

[@RabidDogma]

Don't get me wrong. Some dubs are fine. But honestly, this dub was so bad in comparison to the sub. Put it this way - would you watch a foreign film in a dub? If so, great. But if not, it's the same thing. You're rarely going to get the best performance and you'll sometimes get something really and truly awful like the English David's "San Devistan" pronunciation. I mean...come on. The actual pronunciation is right there.

[@RabidDogma]

OH! And something that I'm not sure a lot of people know - Pepsi has way more of a "citrus" note to it. I always thought so from childhood on, but apparently that's a "known thing" (for the weirdos like me who would know that tiny scrap of info). I'm not the kind of person to hate someone for their taste in drink, but I much prefer Pepsi to Coke. Less sweet, more "bright." Just something that popped into my head since the mention of citrus in Coke.

[@TheBanisher24]

Don't listen to the animated purists they just a bunch of dumb weebs. English was the way to watch it

[@Kaijugan]

Thanks for finally making this, choom. 👍

[@thomasrockhoff]

The "Greg tortures himself" series is fun and all but Im so glad to go bacl to him talking about media and drinks that he likes

[@HerrHerbertHase]

Seeing that in the world of cyberpunk there is probably exclusively artificial stuff in these Softdrinks, I'd say Greg has missed an opportunity to combine the worlds of classic htd and make-greg-suffer htd. I mean real lemon peel? Cherry blossom powder? In Ni-Cola? No way!

[@the_senate8050]

I found those got quite old quite quickly, I'm glad we have more of this kind of video.

[@howtodrink]

@@HerrHerbertHase Some lab technician takes the flavor I design and figures out how to mass produce it using chemistry, thats not my job.

[@delldawg8261]

@@howtodrink or do they?/you?/we? If were talking cybernetics, yes.

[@N7P2R2]

This

[@ja-qob]

I find it amusing how he hates carbonated drinks, yet his official Afterlife homage is a carbonated cocktail. Very cyberpunk to lose even the small aspects of your personality to time, as the history books deify you as a 'legend'

[@ZachPrime]

The interesting take that I've heard is that the cola with vodka is what Rebecca handed him at the party

[@FunctionallyLiteratePerson]

To be fair, in the beginning he hated carbonated drinks. He started drinking them more and more throughout the series

[@gabrielcosta2986]

Well, even though David hated carbonated drinks, that is what Lucy and his friends always ordered for him when they were all alive and together. Since David always drank that, I like to believe that the waitress who served him assumed that that was his favourite drink, since he haven’t had the chance to tell her what he enjoyed drinking like Jackie did in the game…

[@Rork310]

@@gabrielcosta2986 It would also work as a bit of a good natured in joke for the Afterlife regulars who knew him

[@userJohnSmith]

@@Rork310 Yeah. I almost like that better. Kind of plays off the bittersweet ending.

[@luckystranger4312]

At this point, Greg is either going to get a drink named after him in the afterlife or a npc guest aparition in a dlc

[@Menhtrol]

Or make him an NPC that works at the bar.

[@toobin8r]

What’s a good choom name for Greg, though?

[@RaydenCN]

@@toobin8r Greg.

[@mistersplice]

it won't happen until he makes a video for *his* cyberpunk drink

[@sporeham1674]

@@toobin8r Greg.

[@thegreatestpepe]

Always found it funny how in the anime, David always mentions how much he hates carbonated drinks, and yet the Afterlife drink they named after him has Nicola in it. Then again, he always drank carbonated stuff when he was chilling with the crew because its all they ever gave him. xD

[@tylerdoherty2065]

He was lying he just couldn’t handle alcohol and didn’t want to look like he couldn’t handle it in the moon scene Lucy gives him a drink and he reacts bad like he normally did with alcohol but then it zooms in on the bag and it says no carbonation proving he just couldn’t handle alcohol Lucy’s little prank on him

[@ventusvero4484]

@@tylerdoherty2065 It says "Free Bubbly" on the pouch, implying she specifically gave him a "fizzie" drink just to mess with him in the BD.

[@TheMarshedMallow]

I always just assumed it was because the drink was for Lucy than it was for David, considering that David spent his life fighting for Lucy's dream it kind of (to me atleast lol) makes sense his drink at the afterlife was also for her.

[@kurtoogle4576]

And then he figured out how to make them, and became a self-loathing monster of perpetual anguish!

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

Food and drink in the Cyberpunk universe is almost as repulsive as it is interesting. I'd love to see more of it!

[@miketothe2ndpwr]

I want to eat most of those fast food ending things like the tacos and burgers. I know they'd be terrible for you but I kinda like the chemically taste of an am/pm burger from time to time

[@MrGrimsmith]

The pizza toppings are definitely eye opening - locust pepperoni and extra cheese, tofu'd tuna and pineapple or artichoke and avocado. IIRC most of the food is produced from insect or vegetable protein with the "real" stuff only being available to the corpos.

[@Sorrowdusk]

😌 I JUST wanna taste REAL™️ Water 💧 (note: does not contain water) . only $50 a gallon

[@SecuR0M]

@@MrGrimsmith Too real.

[@joeywalsh1949]

"Sawdust and plastic" as Takemura says.

[@jaredperkins2717]

Me: Drinking is cool, I wonder what this blue drink is made of. Greg: Do we have free will? There is no self.

[@paulleach3612]

That's how Cyberpunk caught a generation of teens in the '90s. "Oh look, a dark future themed roleplaying game." *Two weeks later* "...and that's why, in the absence of true free will, we can be manipulated by those who understand how it works. Anyway, where where we? Okay, roll for reflexes Kevin."

[@CodexQuinn]

​@@paulleach3612god, as a 20ish year old who grew up in the explosion that is D&D's popularity, Cyberpunk has been the only other system I've wanted to dive headfirst in just for the setting alone.

[@CodexQuinn]

@@NeonNoctibus That's one of the benefits of modern DnD to some extent, it's extremely modular. Gunslinger subclass exists for the fighter, so if you ever plan on it again it's possible.

[@dutchgreen8619]

@@CodexQuinn The explosion of D&D’s popularity was when growing up in the 2000s?… For me, that was the Pomemon Emerald and Runescape era. I had never even someone mention D&D in a good way until my 20’s. EDIT: I’m from the netherlands tho

[@CodexQuinn]

@@dutchgreen8619 considering I was 12 when Critical Role started, and the 2010s were when it started to explode... My childhood experienced the biggest pop culture movement of tabletops. There were a ton of kids I've met in different schools playing DND, just had to know where to look.

[@MrJH101]

I gotta make this drink sometime. Also, don’t worry, it made absolute sense to watch this anime in dub. The setting was literally in North America where they’d be speaking english. Plus, the showrunners put a lot of effort to make sure they had a good English dub.

[@turkeychicken69]

Especially with fucking breaking bad gus

[@Altair00rion]

Yeah it was pretty great

[@harrymorris2361]

Also, David’s VA i s Tanjiro Kamado VA in the dub

[@RaidenKunii]

@@harrymorris2361 Pilars JP VA is Okuyasu’s JP VA too lmao

[@kinsan89]

Tbf Night City is basically ruled by Arasaka, a Japanese company, so speaking Japanese also makes sense. Either way, translation implants, sub also makes sense. Just watch it how you like

[@jyrese117]

it’s very iconic how davids drink is basically just alcoholic soda to match his child like nature

[@RaidenKunii]

but he hates bubbly/carbonated drinks

[@n2sry405]

​@@RaidenKuniithat's what the crew always ordered for him so the bartenders probably assumed he liked it

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@RaidenKunii No he doesn't, that was just a cover for him because it was actually the alcohol he didn't like, but he blew it off on the carbonated soda instead as to not appear immature towards the Lucy and the crew. Lucy even pranks him on this one time because she figured it out

[@sarnicholas4053]

Finally, something to hold my tears whenever "I really wanna stay at your house" comes on.

[@ecchihead]

Riiight!?

[@wzeng6043]

My interpretation of this drink is that I felt it was sort of a tribute to Lucy as David hated carbonated drinks but Lucy loves it, thus why topped with Nicola for Lucy on top of Vodka. Edit: also saw a comment about Lucy’s nationality being half Polish and half Japanese, which probably makes more sense as Vodka is a popular polish-russian alcohol mixed with Nicola which is Japanese. The drink actually has more meaning when you think about it!

[@psbox362]

In addition to Lucy being half-Polish, she was also named after the mother of CDPR's writer.

[@kamilszadkowski8864]

Not Polish-Russian, just Polish alcohol. Russians didn't invent it. Poles did.

[@donkiwi4888]

you can see David growing to like carbonated drinks throughout the show, so it could also just be that

[@drysoup3017]

@@donkiwi4888 I wouldn't say like, but more like get used to it

[@duckdictator6531]

I feel it may be more nihilistic than that. "You don't make a name for how you live, but for how you die." and all that. The afterlife is just putting his name on a drink you might buy anyway and making a tidy profit.

[@MeepChangeling]

Brewer here! Coke's mix of citrus fruits replicates the flavor of actual cola, which is difficult to get in enough bulk for any major soft drink manufacturer as cola only grows in a few places. The caffeine used for coke and most major soft drinks is synthesized, as caffeine is one of the many compounds we can make in a vat and have the end product be identical to anything you get from beans. If you want to know what real cola tastes likes, find RC Cola and have one. They *do* use real cola still; just imagine that flavor with a little less salt and that's proper cola. You probably won't like it though, as you're used to fruit juices.

[@Neotenico]

Having lived in Japan, it's very common to see sakura flavored limited releases of different foods/drinks around March and April, timed with the cherry blossom season, which is massively important within Japanese culture. As you said, it's a very subtle flavor, but it's refreshing and definitely puts you in the spring spirit. Violets, on the other hand, aren't nearly as commercially popular, but do find their place as flavoring elements in homemade stocks, and can be used as a garnish for sashimi.

[@brandoncampbell1990]

Greg went for "yeah cool drinks" to "your not real."

[@godofannoyance]

*cliche stares at hands when you realize your reality is a lie scene* *one hand still holding a cocktail*

[@brandoncampbell1990]

@@godofannoyance slowly takeing a sip

[@FilippoPanetto]

Came for a cocktail recipe, stayed for the nerdy TED talk. Very fascinating subject.

[@JamesZeroSix]

Amazing.

[@Marth667]

I suppose it's always been like that, you have free will to a point. For example, you have a choice between a burger which has been squashed and a perfectly fine burger with nothing wrong with it, which do you eat? Overwhelmingly would people not choose the burger that has been sat on, thus your free will is an expectation that you will choose the best example for yourself. Another example is when governments want a particular occupation, say nurses. A government will subsidise that course so people will be more interested in that career path then others because of the lesser financial burden thanks to the government subsidy. People will choose the perceived best option, those above examples are simple though and what's the best or perceived to be the best option are never the same. Effectively think of it as user error or corruption in the code, it's an interesting line of thought but ultimately were not machines, we don't make the best decision all the time, quite the contrary actually. A simple analogy would be using a calculator that can do simple equations, 1+5=6 for example. However higher level calculations such as 8c - 4b + 9c = ? Is the answer 13bc, 1c - 4b or 17c - 4b? The calculator doesn't know, it asks you a question rather then stating the answer, it's by rights faulty equipment that's inconsistent. That, is humanity.

[@gothmfsalem]

this show is so good in dub as well! they got the actual voice actors for several of the characters from the cyberpunk 2077 game

[@derekli8757]

The dub is the only way to watch it I think. The universe is set in America and the culture and slang are also very American/english.

[@directrulefromgamerchair3947]

Yeah it definitely is an exception to subs being superior rule

[@ScottGreenMusic]

Plus people from Fallout and Elder Scrolls. It's awesome.

[@Xephisto]

Yeah i don't get people getting bent out of shape for this one. English is the way to go, since it's the main language of the characters. Besides, if you didn't, it's less notable to hear the Tyger Claws speaking Japanese in the the early episodes in the dub.

[@storiesfromtheabyss9808]

@@Xephisto I thought about this exact thing when I saw someone questioning the dub. There's a lot of intricate cultural things you won't pick up on otherwise. It's like if you played the game in the Spanish dub, the Valentinos would be no different from the rest of the city and it would take away from their own uniqueness.

[@kenningtonrund282]

If you wanted to do another episode, there are actually 5 more flavors of Nicola in the game besides the 4 you can buy. The Nicola vending machine in game also lists Crystal, Peach, Cream, Mojito, and Dark.

[@digiboy10]

Fun fact, the David Martinez was in the game 7-8 months ago. They pulled a fast one on us. He's always been there, in the soul of the game, until his story was realized with Edgerunners

[@Rekhan4242]

Not everyone was fooled, I'm still curious about what Paul Night tastes like!

[@Newrad1990]

funny, thats the usual amount of time it takes to produce a small series, once the writing is done of course.

[@dez3940]

@@Newrad1990 edgerunners started production before the game came out

[@mnk9073]

It's all been there from the start, Night City Legends have lived and died long before V, we just haven't been told their stories yet. All those names wispered in muted conversations, toasted to in defiance or mentioned in passing are there for a reason...

[@lieutenantkettch]

Yeah, some enterprising gamers on Twitter and reddit already semi-spoiled the ending when the Anime was announced and they put two and two together.

[@redgti81]

Yes, a classic HTD episode! As much as I enjoy the "make Greg suffer" episodes, I really got hooked on this channel because of episodes where he makes cocktails from pop culture.

[@SimuLord]

Sunset Sarsaparilla remains my favorite HTD episode. I'm a massive New Vegas fanboy and Greg's Festus impression was a Hall of Famer.

[@mattia_carciola]

-Creative process: check V -Nerdyness: check V -Interesting digression about life / politics / society: check V -Happy Greg: check V (a nice plus, I was worried about all that suffering) Man, he's also spilling stuff, that's not a classic, that's nostalgia! (anyway I want to make clear that I appreciate him trying new content, I'm just not interested in pre-made stuff unless it's something actually good or him suffering just for the sake of entertainment)

[@boarderking133]

Yes and learning "how to drink" what a novel idea

[@saltyxdogg5542]

Butterfly pea flower made into a simple tea comes out very blue! If you add any acid (lemon or lime) it will turn it purple. We grow it at the house and we use it all the time 😊

[@collindouglas8188]

God I came for the David Martinez drink but was not expecting such an incredibly entertaining and informative monologue about Cyberpunk that coincidentally included my own wandering thoughts on free will and philosophy.

[@rokhpaperscissors1349]

One thing you left out at 22:08 - In addition to Blade Runner and Neuromancer being released in North America, Katsuhiro Otomo was simultaneously publishing the original Akira manga in Japan starting in 1982. It's really interesting looking at the overlaps and common themes between Blade Runner, William Gibson's work, and Otomo's manga, given that all three were created seemingly in parallel.

[@MrrR-iw2iv]

Judge Dredd (1977) is also a part of the cyberpunk genre

[@someguy4262]

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (the book Blade Runner is based off of) was first published in 1968, and though the novel is skews somewhat more dystopian than pure cyberpunk, a lot of the genre markers *are* there.

[@bandofthebayou1401]

That would've also been a good thing to chime in on, either way though he did an incredible explanation on it which was my favorite part of this video

[@xt6wagon]

Bubblegum crisis is also good for its art. Its far more subtle in the dystopia as the everyman is sheltered from it.

[@ylwolfy]

It's a much later show, but another anime that really hits that what makes me human part of cyberpunk is ghost in the shell

[@ismellstatic]

That Afterlife glass is gorgeous, the logo lends itself well. I really think whoever owns the IP should sell them as official merch, I’d buy that in a heartbeat

[@vincenthernandez1646]

I was about to ask about the glass. Where did he get it? PS - I’m new to this channel, so he may have mentioned it in a previous video.

[@ismellstatic]

@@vincenthernandez1646 From what I gathered in this episode, the developer of the game sent it to him personally around the time he did the Jackie Welles cocktail video

[@vincenthernandez1646]

@@ismellstatic wow!

[@PeeZBee]

It's literally a normal drinking glass with the word afterlife laser printed on the side are you all that easy to please? You probably would buy that glass, at like 14.99 and you'd probably get expedited shipping. You drivel eating consumeristic moron, it's so ironic to me that a game about the struggles of people against a supercapitalist society and a game that's a metaphor for corporation worship have so many fans that are like you degenerates. You all should be disgusted with the fact that a brand you like shits something out and you need to have it. Fuck, knowing that people think the way you do just makes me depressed.

[@vincenthernandez1646]

@@PeeZBee yes. The simple joys of life.

[@afterveil]

The Deep dive section was excellent, thanks for providing some cool context for the background, in addition to the excellent cocktail tutorial ! Keep at it, never stop, choomba!

[@Koolthulhu]

Damn dude. I never thought I would have learned more about the Cyberpunk/Film Noir/Neo Noir genre from a video about making a drink based off a video game drink. Thank you! Watched that last bit twice because it blew my mind.

[@THEJapan]

Here in Japan there are many drinks, candies and cakes that have sakura flavoring in them. They usually release them in the spring to coincide with the blossoms themselves. Very nice flavor. Canada Dry Japan did a very nice Sakura Ginger Ale a few years ago too. Delicious!

[@CurtisDurden]

Starting out as Street Kid, there is a drink menu shard in El Coyote laying on one of the booths upstairs. Each drink lists the ingredients needed, and all of them are unusual but make sense. Maybe that's something you could look at in the future if you do more Cyberpunk How to Drinks :)

[@ForsakenAngel11]

WAIT WHERE

[@CurtisDurden]

@@ForsakenAngel11 on one of the booths upstairs, near talking NPCs (before you talk to Kirk). I think the shard is literally called "Drink Menu". I don't know if there are more of the same shard out in the world or not.

[@Green_Sentinel_3]

This needs more likes.

[@Magicwinguy]

The amount of effort that went into this video and getting to listen to Greg talk about cyberpunk I think this may be my favorite video on the channel

[@stevenprutton194]

I first read Neuromancer in grade 8, which kind of went over my head. After re-reading it a few years later, it melted my mind. This episode has inspired me to read it again

[@sportyeight7769]

i wish he would elaborate on the ending bit. I've read Neauromancer and i find it very nice but, and it might be because cyberpunk is pretty mainstream now, i don't find the ending that mind melting. Mind elaborating ?

[@rmhbernoff]

Unironically loved the cyberpunk rant at the end! I always thought of cyberpunk as a member of the retrofuturism umbrella, with genres like steampunk, but thinking of it as part of, or adjacent to, the neo-noir genre, is way more compelling.

[@MCOmegaX123]

Porque no los dos? It's kind of the bridge between the two spheres of fiction.

[@SimuLord]

I find cyberneticists, transhumanists, and everyone who diminishes the beautiful wonder of humanity into algorithms and "infinite complexity loops" and all the mumbo-jumbo you expect more from stoned freshmen in college dorm rooms and less from actual professional scientists reprehensible and frankly...for lack of a better term...inhuman. I also find cyberpunk as a genre to be similarly adolescent (again, for lack of a better term) in how it's presented and the themes it explores. Just one man's opinion. But then again, I'm religious (Germanic pagan, not that you asked), and a lot of the same themes cyberpunk covers, religion did first.

[@nephicus339]

Such enlightenment has made so many missions in Cyberpunk 2077 make so much more sense now.

[@howtodrink]

@@nephicus339 Yeah the issue of freewill is so central to the genre of cyberpunk once you start looking at it you realize it's almost ALWAYS in there somehow

[@blarghchan]

@@SimuLord "Raddah raddah raddah" P-zombie fingers typed this post.

[@DoTheAstralPlane]

Came for the drink, stayed for the big brain philosophical lessons on Cyberpunk as a genre and philosophy.

[@rossoneri21nick]

Loved everything about this video! The genuine cola syrups to stay authentic, and then the uncut extended discussions, this was like 3 great video ideas stuffed into one awesome package :)

[@TheHyperJack13]

What makes it even sadder is that the only person left who knows about David is Lucy. That means she must’ve came to afterlife bar so often that they named her drink after him.

[@personman8734]

To be fair your name probably travels fast when the entire city saw you in a death machine plowing through officers on a warpath before being killed by the Adam smasher

[@vandalg282]

Before David died, he was already a legend, everyone knew him, working personally for Wakako and already having fans. It also took Adam Smasher to flatline him...he's was already a legend, Lucy just kept it alive.

[@elliottwitt5369]

Are you sure you actually watched the show? Cuz literally the entire show is about how he became a NightCity legend, plenty of people know about him. My fan theory is that Jimmy Kurosaki actually does end up tuning a BD from David's virtue after he died, exactly like he said he would. And so this Netflix anime itself is literally supposed to be that very same XBD Jimmy Kurosaki releases in his "Edgerunner's" series.

[@directrulefromgamerchair3947]

Falco lived too. In the game he's the guy that sends you David's jacket

[@arandombard1197]

David was already a living legend that he had fanboys wanting to work with him. Then he went even further by donning a mechsuit and wiping out an entire battalion of miltech, then went straight downtown wrecking havoc before dying against Adam Smasher. Don't worry, the dude made his own legend.

[@roninjotatan]

so glad you brought up mike pondsmith and talked about his TTRPG, Great guy got to play one of his games at I-CON back in the day. He deserves a lot of credit for the world he built.

[@rudy_g51g2]

Only a lot? Lol this IS him.

[@roninjotatan]

@@rudy_g51g2 Alright what is with the dick riding, who you trying to impress? Mike built the cyberpunk ttrpg on the shoulders of other great sci-fi writers, its unique and has great elements but borrows from other places. It also has five other writers listed in the 2020 book. dozens of people worked on it to make it great not just Mike. CD project red also saved R.Talsorian Games Inc. ass. They had a failed kickstarter (Mekton Zero) with $50k taken and no product to deliver, I am glad the game got made, Mike got paid and R. Talsorian lives on. I am sure cd project red's writers helped bring 2077 alive in game and rpg book as well. Mike was the man in charge but he had help. so yea "A LOT" is exactly what I mean.

[@OlEgSaS32]

I did not expect dave to go so deep into wher cyberpunk originated from or those living machine experiments, i never even heard of those before so i learned something today

[@howtodrink]

Super neat history and to see how old it all is.

[@dr.krimson1010]

Was a very interesting TED-talk. I actually spent quite a few hours reading up on the things mentioned by Greg.

[@Ruinari]

I subscribed long ago for the humor and quality dialogue and drinks. Little did I know you would pull and info dump mind-screwball like you did today, and blow my mind just a bit. Never a dull moment, and thank you sir~!

[@autumnavalanche1097]

the cyberpunk deep dive section is the coolest thing I've listened to in a while, thanks for always leaving sections like that in :D gonna go and read up on some of the stuff you mentioned

[@nathanmerrifield2309]

Bruh, YOU WENT HARD on this intro. Well done!! And those drinks look awesome too!!

[@mattia_carciola]

He's damn passionate about the topic. The Silverhand episode intro made me crave roleplaying more than ever, and I'm usually a "fireball!" guy

[@justinmeyer9797]

This is peak Greg. Deeply nerding out on some media while making unique and very cool looking drinks. You can tell Greg is passionate about the cyberpunk genre

[@ohexenwahno5652]

And the game does get into these themes as well, so you know CDPR actually did their research when they wrote the story.

[@mandu6665]

Yeah, I already thought he was a clever and creative person by how he breaks down the drinks but everything at the end was, "man this dude is also really smart and passionate."

[@Aharpoon24]

I love the foot notes as he is explaining the flavor profile. It really enhances his narration and adds comedy to his wholesome persona. His enjoyment and enthusiasm for the art of mixology is very apparent and enjoyable.

[@nathanielpaige9378]

I really appreciate the fact you reference Neuromancer and other classic cyberpunk lit. I've always been a huge fan of the genre and it felt pretty awesome to play the game and recognize references and similar storylines from some of the classics. Not a lot of people seem to bring up cyberpunk history when talking about the game.

[@R3kkr]

They added your drink in the game, for the next game (if it happens) I want them to add you inn as a bartender. If anyone from CD Project Red reads this, make it happen :D

[@doyoulikeworms3151]

Pop culture drink, fantastic intro, AND a classy neon collar? Absolutely a treat of an episode. And don't listen to the weebs, watch the show however you prefer. I'm a loser so I usually watch subs, but some shows really benefit from being able to pay total attention to the animation.

[@MrGrimsmith]

I find things too slow to just sit and watch without doing anything else so I stick them on another screen and pick the dubbed version. Personal preference for the most part. Well, except for Akira as that was absolutely *butchered* in the dubbed version.

[@MCOmegaX123]

Hea, hear. But in this case, the 'dub' is the correct experience, the English dialog came first and then they did the Japanese, meaning the Japanese dialog is the *actual* dub.

[@ANTH0NY.VII.]

The English version works just as well, the voice actors did an excellent job

[@dougmoore6612]

Yup. I’ll watch either (sub or dub) based on which version has the better voice acting. Purity has nothing to do with it. Enjoyment is why we watch. If you want purity, go study chemistry!

[@slyphknttdotdotdot637]

The dub has Matthew Mercer and Giancarlo Esposito need i say more

[@DBfan106]

Honestly, this is the prettiest video of yours I've seen so far. the Nicola fire and the nicola sakura are just GORGEOUS. and I absolutely LOVE that blue!

[@olicc]

I never thought mixology could be so interesting. I'm not even a big drinker but your passion and knowledge of flavors really comes though here. I watched all the cyberpunk episodes and was riveted throughout. I've subscribed for more drink creations outside of the cyberpunk universe. A fun and unique channel.

[@ashrowan2143]

Cherry blossoms are meant to be a very subtle sweet floral scent, they aren't strong but they are meant to be very nice. Cherry blossom scent is actually a fairly popular scent for scented products

[@plektosgaming]

If you can get to a garden that has many of the trees, more than 20 or so when they are blooming, it's a fantastic and different smell.

[@aplix747]

My theory on how the different colas taste: Classic: Sickly sweet strawberry/cherry cough syrup Blue: Sickly sweet blue raspberry/bubblegum flavour Fire: Chilli, various spicy powders and possibly cinnamon/nutmeg too, similar to those spicy candies that burn your mouth Sakura: A subtle, gentle flavour to ensure access to all markets. A light watermelon/rose flavour for a more refined but equally unhealthy taste.

[@christopherjoachimwallat1429]

The excourse about cyberpunk as a genre and / or philosophy was gorgeous. This is what really elevates HTD above "just" cool drinks. Great video!

[@gwiguig]

What a great video! I really enjoyed your dive into the origins of cyberpunk at the end. Would love to see more of that.

[@HobbesEatsCalvin]

Cyberpunk has always been one of my all time favorite genre, but I've always had trouble detailing exactly what I love about it and really didn't expect Greg would give me the exact words I needed

[@avernus4411]

As someone who has watched tons of your how to drink videos, and also loves scifi nerdy shit like Neuromancer, but has never commented before, I absolutely loved the 20 minute nerdy rant and it was genuinely both interesting and educational. From one nerd to another, cheers and well done

[@tropikilla]

Don't forget Alec Newman retaining his role as Adam Smasher in the dub, by far one of the best dubs I've watched.

[@Vinzaf]

Damn, I appreciate how hard you go for your videos. I also deeply appreciate the philosophical discussion on determinism at the end.

[@nicholasflamel1]

I remember this channel when the background bar was a hobbled together DIY project. Glad to see that from humble beginnings comes excellence.

[@theoriesbanana]

Fantastic episode, maybe one of your best "drinks that dont actually exist" episodes I loved the sodas and the ideas behind the flavours, super creative

[@xxDirtyWashxx]

Honestly, I think Dubbed was the way to go on it. With Matthew Mercer as Falco and Giancarlo Esposito as Faraday, it hits super hard.

[@MCOmegaX123]

I didn't like how Esposito over-enunciated (so something like 'Arasaka property' becomes 'Ah-rah-sah-kah prah-pahr-tea'), but otherwise agreed, he killed the role aside from that aspect, and Mercer was nova in his.

[@Scazoid]

Love Rebecca's dub, something about her voice is just so 👌

[@xxDirtyWashxx]

@@Scazoid Oh 100%. Honestly, all the English VAs did amazing

[@rsstrangetrip]

I drink once every 5 years if I do, but I love watching your videos. I can just imagine going into a bar and asking for one of the many drinks you have made.

[@ShiryouOni]

Enjoyed the after talk, and thanks for not spoiling the book as I definitely plan to pick that up soon. Great episode!

[@Skull35]

Hell yeah! I'm watching your Cyberpunk Red campaign to help learn the system so I can run a campaign myself and this is a perfect drink to put in game!

[@howtodrink]

really want to get back to that, just been so busy

[@Skull35]

@@howtodrink can't wait for more!

[@parzivalthehero1147]

@@howtodrink Gotta respect that work life balance!

[@BalthusHomewood]

This video was awesome, from the intro to all the iterations of the ingredients at work. The Magnesium Stearate was probably the culprit of thickening the Chowder's Violets syrup, since its often used as a caking agent/thickener.

[@ectofriend]

I honestly really loved that deep dive into what "cyberpunk" really means at the end. I think its interesting how you could tie your thesis about "Cyberpunk is about where does free will stop and end" with other thematic elements of the genre, mainly corporation oversight and transhumanism. Really good stuff.

[@BenjaminKing1]

Not going to lie, your can of worms at the end was the most enjoyable, entertaining, and educational tangent I have watched in a while. Love this. Thank you for keeping it in the vid!

[@Kyberdude]

I’d love to see you make a tribute to the players in Hi-Tech, Lo-life as drinks. I’m curious what Branton, Xero, Cass, Mr. Friend, and Rabbit would be like as cocktails.

[@John-X]

I wanna see a corpo drink. something black and red...

[@BlackOpzPenguin]

These drinks are so cool, but the deep dive talk at the end was fascinating !

[@madiqkandahertee7045]

The intro was fucking 10/10. Got me so hyped to watch a drink making show. It’s been a little bit since I’ve watch you aswell, so glad to be back. Keep up the superb work.

[@raphwolf]

The whole somewhat tangent of going into what cyberpunk was great. I can listen to you go in-depth on these things all day. that was just good listening.

[@IsonDaya]

I love your deep dive at the end here, especially that an aesthetic does not a genre make. I love Fantasy Flight's "Android" cyberpunk universe because of how it really examines the genre, both from the direction of clones and cybernetic androids. I commented for a while that using the aesthetic of Cyberpunk but leaving it unexamined makes the process of creating that work more cyberpunk than the work itself.

[@JohnBainbridge0]

Bro. I didn't expect this to get all existential. I'm gonna go have a drink and contemplate reality.

[@COMZ96]

Amazing video, doctorial dissertation on the cyberpunk genre, and of course mock ni-colas/ David Martinez drink! Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this!

[@MarioGMan25]

There's some "default soda" flavored Japanese Ramune soda I drink sometimes, and honestly maybe that's the "default" flavor. It's kinda like melon flavor but with a bit more of a sprite-ish bite to it. I'll edit later once I actually drink that default flavor again when I get the chance.

[@matthewcioffi6385]

Greg is at his best when he does a variety of content. It can't just be the "Oh God this is horrible" videos or just be the classic cocktail videos or the "Greg nerds out" videos or the "Greg improves restaurant drinks". This was refreshing because you can see how passionate he is about this stuff.

[@kevinwillems8720]

And the occasional, we live in a capitalist hellscape, so we drink episodes.

[@Foxman_Noir]

I'd watch a channel JUST for that deep dive. If you ever do something like that I'll subscribe in a heartbeat.

[@howtodrink]

Well uh… could be a podcast about movies coming, like maybe January.

[@Foxman_Noir]

@@howtodrink Seeing as our tastes match pretty well... keep up to date on that! I'm very willing to give it a go.

[@armyfreak9389]

@@howtodrink I'd love to listen to more deep dives as well.

[@Dexterity_Jones]

@@howtodrink I'm there for it.

[@malachischrodinger4675]

Thank you for the 'nerd talk'!! I always love hearing people talk about things they enjoy, and you can tell that you have a strong interest in the topic.

[@darrenjobe9781]

So awesome to see these done so well. I love the recipes you come up with and how you explain why you chose. I didn’t even some of these ingredients existed 😂

[@SabianTheNugget]

Something I love about this is when I first heard the name Nicola in game I assumed it was a nicotine soda like an alternative to smoking in soda form. Then this recipe used the quinone extract he made in the Gin video which he described the taste profile as being like Tobacco. So it's funny how different thought process kind of cross paths

[@zoune1144]

i think the name is kinda a pun, because nippon is japan in japanesse. ni/cola= japancola in english.

[@JoshTheOther]

R Talsorian Games: nicola tastes like cough syrup without any of the benefits Greg: *makes four delicious hand-crafted soft drinks from scratch

[@LoDuris1]

Really happy I stayed to the end. I enjoyed your talk about cybernetics

[@DefiBroadnose]

The whole breakdown of Cyberpunk as a genre and all things connected gave me the best memories of listening to the super passionate folks at my local bar that all go on for ages about whatever they're interested in getting more and more in depth by the sip

[@amiller6430]

I love you for shouting out the creator AND showing a photo of him. Cyberpunk was created by a black man. Hats off to you for always giving fantastic historical and cultural insights with your creative works

[@jasoncabral3831]

Mike Pondsmith is one of the OG badasses of American game designers, along with Mark Miller and Marc Vezina

[@BlankPicketSign]

I'm a HUGE anime fan, and the English Dub of Edgerunners is AMAZING! The slang and manner of speech is top notch with an incredible cast! 10/10, don't dis the dub!

[@nibblitman]

For this show I feel like the proper language for it is English. It is how the world was designed it uses all the slang and speech patterns from the game/setting. It is in my opinion the best option.

[@Nassifeh]

It's not even technically just the English. Like there's Spanish slang in at least one place that jumped out at me that is definitely not in the Japanese lines but did appear in the subtitles. The whole script seems like it was written in English and then translated *to* Japanese. I'm fine with dubs in general, but in this case there's a good argument that it should be the canonical version.

[@nibblitman]

@@Nassifeh Exactly how I feel this show was written for English sure it was animated in Japan but the design and world were made to be in the English language track it just is what this show was meant to be.

[@LewisB3217]

I’d love to see your other takes on cyberpunk drinks (or foods!) love it!

[@lnordin4854]

Loved the talk about cyberpunk and cybernetic at the end. Great video

[@pruina3395]

I honestly hope cdpr see this and decide to sell these in actual cans as like a novelty thing, that would be absolutely amazing

[@JSBozick]

Agreed, as long as Greg gets a healthy cut of that Nicola money!

[@thereddeads]

I wish there was a David soda can lol

[@SinnerBeta]

For those that didn't know: Lucy's real name is Lucyna Kunishida and she's half-Polish and half-Japanese. What's the relevance of this trivia? Vodka is a Polish alcohol and NiCola is a Japanese cola as mentioned in the video. So David's drink is inspired by his beloved girlfriend, part Polish and part Japanese.

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

She is half Polish and half Japaneese, just like Edgerunners itself. Some people mistakenly think that studio trigger is the sole creator but the Polish cdpr side created the story, most characters, the rough script, produced it and the showrunner is Polish. So just like Lucy it's a mix of Polish and Japaneese.

[@wolfguy423]

I absolutely loved the the Cyberpunk deep dive section, Please do more of these.

[@guittarmaster]

great episode. Enjoyed the cyberpunk bit at the end. Very insightful.

[@supertdude213]

That ending was spectacular. You really nailed the aspects of Cyberpunk that a lot of people miss. Great video!

[@TricksterG0d]

Classic HTD right there.. It's been too long since you made fictional drinks come to life.

[@MaskofPoesy]

Greg's TED talk was amazing and informative. I am really glad you stuck it around there.

[@Deep-Listener]

Thank you for the super deep dive; loved it! Keep up the great work :)

[@aerostorm_]

Its funny that in the show David hated carbonation. And the David Martinez calls for soda.

[@howtodrink]

Funny that, right?

[@mcfarofinha134]

I think the bartender did that as a practical joke lol

[@MCOmegaX123]

@@mcfarofinha134 The bartender? Or Falco?

[@aerostorm_]

@@MCOmegaX123 Overall they probably share stories at Afterlife and how David hated carbonation most likely came up. So, when the bartender threw together the drink "someone" probably joked about throwing NiCola in it.

[@TheKnightPatriot]

Great video. I particularly enjoyed the explanation about the cyberpunk genre at the end. Sidenot: the Dub camp for this show is actually bigger than most so I think you’re good.

[@ThatguyXp9]

Ive been watching you for years and I’m so glad you have so many views and you are so dope

[@Chromeshell]

Can't wait to watch this, been obsessed with this show and I know you will do it justice.

[@conorjames3489]

Half the reason I love these videos are Greg’s fantastic insights into genres, media and culture! Along side his insight and skill at drink making it’s what sets this above all else in the same category, keep up the amazing work!

[@DevKerrigan]

stuck around for the end and that was awesome, learned some stuff, thanks!

[@avrok]

Glad I found your channel, the show resurged my love for the genre but also I'm looking to learn some skills to make the house parties more enjoyable!

[@Davemon115]

Thanks for keeping the conversations about genre and cybernetics in at the end! This is some of the stuff I studied in grad school (and wrote countless pages of essays on), and it's a delight seeing it pop up in the wild.

[@steelfaith1992]

Greg I love these episodes where you just create stuff. The torture ones are fun, but It's a pleasure watching you build interesting drinks (alcoholic or not) and then elaboratojg on their history or inspirations. Bring back history drinks here and there!

[@FabulousCooki]

New to the channel and can honestly say I appreciated that really cool science talk at the end 😊 Things like that are like a never ending loop of being freaking awesome and god damn terrifying 😂

[@ziggly0018]

Came here to see a dude make a cool-looking drink from a series I like. Didn't expect to gain insight into the equally interesting and disconcerting ideas behind the Cyberpunk genre. I enjoyed your "Cyberpunk Ted Talk". Also, you did a great job replicating the NiCola drinks! Awesome video, honestly got pleasantly more than I asked for out of it.